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Don Rickert, Ph.D., IDSA
Hiawassee, GA
Owner & Managing Partner of Wiederholt & Rickert Partners, LLC, (DBA) Don Rickert Research & Design and its subsidiaries
Interests: I am a Professional Industrial Designer and experienced Patent Litigation Expert Witness. Expertise in Product Design, Design Research, User Interface Design, New Product Development (NPD),Human-Factors-Ergonomics and Human-Computer Interaction. More than 30 years' experience as thought-leader, researcher, designer/inventor and manager in research, product design and product development for the technology, consumer electronics, telecommunications, retail, medical, entertainment, musical equipment, musical instrument and banking industries, as well as others.
Currently, I am the Managing Partner (Owner) of Wiederholt & Rickert Partners, LLC, a unique New Product Development, User Research, Design Research & Patent Litigation Expert Services firm, serving a variety of industries and product types. The firm generally does business under the names Don Rickert Research & Design™, Rickert Expert Group™ and Don Rickert Musical Instruments™ (DBA).
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The New Mandolin Family Part 2: Octave Mandolins, Citterns and Irish Bouzoukis
Posted Mar 4, 2019 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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The New Mandolin Family Part 1: Ancient Mesopotamia to Orville Gibson
Posted Mar 2, 2019 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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See us at the Hoppin' John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers' Convention Sept. 13-15, 2018: Special Pricing!
Posted Sep 7, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Labor Day 2018 Sale: Don Rickert Musician Shop
Posted Aug 29, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Farewell Dog Days Sale at Don Rickert Musician Shop Extended to August 27
Posted Aug 19, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Fair Thee Well and Good Riddance, Dog Days of Summer
Posted Aug 12, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Video Treat: A Master (Andrew Gonzalez) Playing Our Violoncello da Spalla
Posted Jul 27, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Newly Completed Violoncello da Spalla by Don Rickert
Posted Jul 6, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Pretty Good Violoncello da Spalla for the Cost of a 5-string Chin Cello (about $2500)
Posted Jun 2, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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A Few More Days Left for Great Savings on Travel Violins, Octave Violins and Violas, 5-string Fiddles, Violoncellos da Spalla and More!
Posted May 30, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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We Just Shipped the First International Travel Violin “Lefty” Version
Posted May 30, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Welcome to Summer 2018 Sale - Don Rickert Musician Shop
Posted May 19, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Spring Break 2018 Sale – Big Savings on an Authentic Violoncello da Spalla or Legendary Travel Violin by Don Rickert!
Posted Apr 4, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Easter Weekend Sale (2018) - Don Rickert Musician Shop
Posted Mar 29, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Comparison of the Two New Violoncello da Spalla Models by D. Rickert
Posted Mar 26, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Announcing the New Cello da Spalla Moderno by D. Rickert
Posted Mar 21, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Announcing the Long-Awaited Violoncello da Spalla by D. Rickert
Posted Mar 14, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Varnish options for violoncello da spalla by D. Rickert
Posted Mar 3, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Fingerboard and Tailpiece Options for Violoncello da Spalla by D. Rickert
Posted Mar 3, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Sound files: 16.5 Inch Violoncello da Spalla demos
STE-001 STE-004 STE-007 Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Yet Another New Travel Fiddle For International Travel by D. Rickert Musical Instruments
Posted Feb 21, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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NEW Travel Violin Designed for Worldwide Travel and Adventure by D. Rickert
Posted Feb 19, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Things to Know About the Baroque Pochette (a.k.a “Kit”)
Posted Jan 29, 2018 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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Your Amplified Violin Not Working with Effects Processors?: The Problem is With Your Pickup! (UPDATE 11-2017)
Posted Nov 15, 2017 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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The Latest on Travel Violins and Fiddles by D. Rickert Musical Instruments
Posted Nov 10, 2017 at Don Rickert Musical Instruments
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